a01310685
| type | a |
| lex_filenum | 00 |
| def | not straightforward or candid |
| def | giving a false appearance of frankness |
| examples | an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time David Cannadine a disingenuous excuse |
| Outgoing links | |
| Also see | insincere |
| Derivationally related form | artful → artfulness |
| Derivationally related form | disingenuous → disingenuousness |
| Antonym | disingenuous → ingenuous |
| Similar to | distorted, misrepresented, perverted, twisted |
| Incoming links | |
| Antonym | ingenuous → disingenuous |
| Similar to | distorted, misrepresented, perverted, twisted |
| Also see | insincere |
| Derived from adjective | artfully → artful |
| Derived from adjective | disingenuously → disingenuous |
| Derivationally related form | disingenuousness → disingenuous |
| Derivationally related form | artfulness → artful |
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